Mandatory Sentences
[Text-only version for printing][back to graphical version]The following guide provides Web site links, a list of selected
books, and access to online periodical articles about this subject.
The Web site links have been researched, evaluated, and annotated by
Rio Hondo College Librarians. The Librarians have specifically
selected these Web sites to meet the research needs of Rio Hondo
College students

Web Site Links

FACTS : Families to
Amend California's Three-Strikes
http://www.facts1.com/This Web site is sponsored by "Families to Amend California's
Three-Strikes", an organization that hopes to amend the law so that it
applies only to violent felonies. The site is very current with
recent news & updates and
includes statistics and has detailed information on specific three
strikes cases, both past and present. An interesting look at
those directly involved in this issue.

Families Against Mandatory Minimums
http://www.famm.org/
This organization challenges mandatory sentencing penalties.
Promotes sentencing policies that give judges the discretion to
sentence defendants according to the severity of the crime and
potential for rehabilitation. Site keeps recent articles and
reports about the issue.

Families to Amend California's Three-Strikes - Statistics
http://www.facts1.com/general/stats.htm
This site is all statistics on this subject, dating back to when
the three-strikes law first passed to very recently. It is quite
comprehensive and covers many aspects of this controversial issue.

A Primer : Three Strikes : the Impact After More Than a
Decade
http://www.lao.ca.gov/2005/3_Strikes/3_strikes_102005.htm
Excellent site authored by California State's Legislative
Analyst's Office. This October 2005 report looks at the "Three
Strikes and You're Out" California state criminal sentencing law
passed in 1994. It provides links to 200 abstracted and full text documents on this issue, arranged in chronological order. The linked
documents include statistics and
demographic information about inmates.

The Three "Strikes and You're Out" Law
http://www.silicon-valley.com/3strikes.htmlThis California Law Observer site is presented
by a California practicing attorney and provides the text of the law as it
appears in the California Penal Code. It also gives a full
description of what offenses qualify as punishable under the 3-strikes
law.

MediaThe following media can be located in the Rio Hondo College Library,
to be viewed in the Library.

Crime & punishment in AmericaCall number: Video 000533
Brings historical perspective to the problems of escalating crime and
the public's fear of it, by exploring the evolution of crime and
criminal penalties in American society.

Articles The Rio Hondo College Library
provides online access to full-text articles through our online databases
http://library.riohondo.edu/online_databases/index.htm. Please note: you must be a Rio Hondo College
student, faculty, staff or board member to use these services.
The 3 sample searches
below are from the
ProQuestdatabase. Use
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